APA BACKGROUND
Asia is the world’s largest and most populous continent. With almost four billion people, it is
home to more than 60% of the world’s current population, including the two largest national populations;
China and India. Asia is also the center of some of the fastest sustained economic growth rates in the
world as well as some of the most intractable problems of poverty. It is home to several language families
and many language isolates. Indeed, Asia is both diverse and dynamic in terms of population growth
trends. There are many emerging population issues having significant impacts on the future of the world’s
population as they pose major challenges to communities and local governments across the region. Thus,
there is a great need for scientific studies of population which can be translated into policy actions in
countries with diverse socio-demographic settings.
After nearly three years in the making, the APA finally took root in the form of an online forum
in 2007. Many distinguished scholars contributed to the online discussion resulting in the formation of the
Establishment Committee (EC) of the APA. In December 2007, the first meeting of the EC was held at
the Department of Demography of the University of Tehran in Tehran, Iran, where the interim
constitution was drafted and the activities of the APA were planned.
The association was later registered in Bangkok and the Secretariat set up at the College of
Population Studies of Chulalongkorn University. A nominations committee was also constituted to
identify distinguished scholars from the region to contest the first election of APA for various council
positions. During September-October 2008, APA successfully conducted an online election in which
nearly 66 percent of the 578 eligible registered members participated. Both the process and outcome of
the election have resulted in having scholars with creditable academic records on APA’s council. The
third online election of the APA was held in 2012 and the following members were elected as council
members.
THIRD COUNCIL OF THE ASIAN POPULATION ASSOCIATION, 2013-2015
Australia
President
Terence H. Hull
South Korea Vice President
Doo-sub Kim
India
Secretary
Purushottam Kulkarni
Thailand
Treasurer
Vipan Prachuabmoh
Council member (Immediate past president)
Mohammad Jalal Abbasi Shavazi Iran
Nepal
Council member
Anand Tamang
India
Council member
K.G. Santhya
Malaysia
Council member
Tey Nai Peng
Japan
Council member
Rikiya Matsukura
Taiwan
Council member
Wen Shan Yang
Thailand
Executive Secretary
Sureeporn Punpuing
Aims:
The aim of APA is to create greater awareness of the diversity in the region among scholars from
different Asian countries, and to facilitate the building of collaborations among these scholars. The
association will be responsible for promoting research, sharing knowledge, developing the capacity of
population institutions in the region, and engaging in advocacy and policy dialogue to advance the
development agenda in the region.
ASIAN POPULATION ASSOCIATION Secretariat Office | Institute for Population and Social Research (IPSR),
Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, THAILAND Email: [email protected]
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PREVIOUS APA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
The first conference of the Asian Population Association was held in New Delhi during 16-20
November 2010. The conference drew nearly 400 participants from 29 countries – mostly Asian but a few
research scholars working on Asia but living in countries like the US, UK, Germany, Netherlands, also
attended the conference. In all, 14 themes were identified and internationally renowned experts were
requested to select abstracts pertinent to each of the themes and create sessions and identify chairs and
discussants for the sessions. The APA had received, in response to a call for submission of abstracts,
nearly 700 abstracts. Based on this, 230 papers were presented in 58 sessions. Also, nearly 150 posters
were presented over three days. The presence of many young demographers from across Asia who
experienced the stimulating environment and high quality of the conference was noticeable.
The 2nd APA conference was held during 27-29 August 2012 in Bangkok, and the Conference
was formally launched with an Opening Ceremony on the evening of the 26 August 2012. The President
of the IUSSP, and the Executive Director of UNFPA delivered the inaugural speech at the conference.
Around 1500 abstracts were submitted to the conference, and 600 participants from 50 countries
including representatives from UN agencies, government organizations and NGOs attended the
conference. Eighteen themes with a total of 97 oral-presentation sessions and 7 poster sessions were
covered during the two-and-a-half days of conference. More information can be found from the APA
Website: https://asianpa.conference-services.net/programme.asp?conferenceID=2868
THIRD APA CONFERENCE: DATE AND VENUE
The Asian Population Association (APA) Third International Conference will be at Berjaya
Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27-30 July 2015.
CONFERENCE THEMES
1. Population Size, Growth, Distribution or Characteristics issues (including children and youth, gender,
population ageing)
2. Fertility, Fecundity, Reproductive Health
3. Mortality, Morbidity, Cause of Death,
4. Migration: Internal, International (including refugees), Urbanization
5. Marriage, Family, Kinship, and Religion
6. Demographic Theory and Methods (include demographic training)
7. Interdisciplinary Studies, Education, Labour, Economics and Development
8. All Other Submissions (Disability, Environment, Wellbeing and Happiness, etc.)
CALL FOR PAPERS AND POSTERS
The Organizing Committee and APA warmly invite demographers and experts in the field of
population and related issues to submit abstracts to the appropriate theme. Session Organizers and Theme
Conveners will select papers for oral or poster presentation at the Conference based on the relevance and
merits submitted to the proposed sessions. Deadline for submission of abstract: 15 September 2014
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Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, THAILAND Email: [email protected]
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING A PAPER OR A POSTER
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Authors are requested to submit both a short abstract (200 words) AND an extended abstract in English
(2-4 double-spaced pages, including single-spaced tables) to the most appropriate theme, or “others”
Extended abstracts must be sufficiently detailed, including a description of the topic, theoretical focus,
data and research methods and salient findings. Please DO NOT submit a full paper at this stage.
You may modify your abstract/extended abstract online at any time before 16 September 2014.
Please provide the full names, affiliations and e-mail addresses of all co-authors.
Please indicate whether you wish to submit your paper for oral presentation or poster presentation.
You may submit up to two abstracts (but there is no limit to the number of abstracts for which you are
co-authors).
Papers not selected during the first round may be selected during the second round.
Authors who submit an abstract should do so with the intention to attend the conference. Participants
are expected to cover their own registration, travel and accommodation costs.
All presenting authors, chairs and discussants should register and pay the registration fee
(including APA membership fee) between 15 February and 15 June 2015. Papers where no author is
registered for the Conference by 15 June will not appear in the programmme.
REGISTRATION
Online registration will open 15 February 2015 on the Conference website, www.asianpa.org. All
participants of the Conference are expected to register online and pay either by credit card via a secure
server or on the Internet or pay by cheque in US$. Please register before 16 June 2015 to take advantage
of the discounted fee. The following rates apply:
APA members
Students
Registration fee
(until 15 June 2015) US$
400
100
Late registration fee
(from 16 June 2015) US$
450
100
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
All participants are strongly encouraged to seek financial support from their own institutions,
other national bodies, local representatives of international donors, international institutions and
foundations active in the population field. While APA and the National Organizing Committee hope to
provide a limited number of travel awards, priority for these awards will be given to participants from low
income countries whose paper or poster has been accepted for presentation, or who are serving as chair or
discussant, and who are APA members in good standing. Procedures for applying for financial assistance
will be announced in APA website in due course.
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Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, THAILAND Email: [email protected]
IMPORTANT DATES
Participants and organizers should meet the following deadlines
1 April 2014
15 September 2014
15 January 2015
30 January 2015
15 February 2015
15 February 2015
15 February 2015
28 February 2015
31 March 2015
15 June 2015
15 July 2015
Website opens for submission of paper or poster abstracts
Last day for submission/modification of paper or poster abstracts
Author notification of paper abstracts accepted for oral and poster presentation
Confirmation of participants by authors whose papers have been accepted
Round 2 author notification of paper abstracts accepted for oral and poster presentation
Funding application opens
Registration for Conference opens
Deadline for application of fee waiver and travel grant award
Notification of travel grant awards.
Last day for reduced registration fee, and registration of paper/poster presenter
Last day to upload full paper on the website
NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (NOC) OF THE 3RD CONFERENCE
NOC
Chairman
Co-host:
Co-host
Co-host
Secretariat
Professor Dr. Awang Bulgiba
Mahmud
Datuk Dr. Siti Norlasiah,
Ms Yeoh Yeok Kim
Ms Saira Shameem
Mr. Tey Nai Peng
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and
Innovation),
University of Malaya
Director General ,
National Population and Family Development
Board, Malaysia
Executive Secretary,
Federation of Reproductive Health
Association, Malaysia
Programme Advisor,
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),
Malaysia
Coordinator, Population Studies Unit,
University of Malaya
SUPPORTED BY MYCEB
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Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, THAILAND Email: [email protected]